James "Whitey" Bulger may be serving two life sentences in Tucson, Ariz., but in Boston, his attorney, Hank Brennan, is busy working on his client's appeal.

James "Whitey" Bulger may be serving two life sentences in Tucson, Ariz., but in Boston, his attorney, Hank Brennan, is busy working on his client's appeal.

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Updated: 5:47 PM EST Feb 27, 2014

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WEBVTT LASTS, HOW THE WEEKEND LOOKS AND THE MONDAY SNOWSTORM PROSPECT COMING UP IN A LITTLE WHILE. J.C.? JAMES WHITEY BULGER REQUESTING ANOTHER LAWYER TONIGHT. THE SECOND ATTORNEY WOULD FOCUS ON HIS ATEAL. APPEAL. KELLEY TUTHILL ON WHAT THAT MEANS FOR TAXPAYERS. JAMES WHITEY BULGER MAY BE SERVING TWO LIFE SENTENCES IN ARIZONA BUT HERE IN BOSTON HIS ATTORNEY HANK BRENNAN IS BUSY WORKING ON HIS APPEAL. BRENNAN FILED A MOTION ASKING FOR ATTORNEY JAMES BOUDREAU TO BE APPOINTED COCOUNSEL. SOME COMPLEX LEGAL ISSUES. NOTHING SURPRISING OR UNUSUAL OR IMPROPER ABOUT ASKING FOR A SECOND LAWYER TO BE PART OF THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY. THE TRIAL ATTORNEYS AT LAST COUNT BILLED TAXPAYERS MORE THAN $2.6 MILLION. TAXPAYERS WILL PICK UP THE TAB FOR HIS APPEAL, TOO. THOUGH BULGER MADE MORE THAN $25 MILLION IN HIS CRIMINAL CAREER, HE IS CONSIDERED INDIGENT BY THE COURTS. AFTER AN EIGHT WEEK TRIAL IN AUGUST BULGER WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER, RACKETEERING AND DRUG CHARGES. THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE IS GOING TO BE THAT QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER BULGER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO ARGUE IMMUNITY. I EXPECT WE WILL SEE MULTIPLE ISSUES. AND THE NAME OF THE GAME ON APPEAL IS PRESENTING THEM ALL TO THE COURT. AT AGE 84, THE QUESTION IS, WILL BULGER SURVIVE THE LONG APPEALS PROCESS? A QUIRK IN THE LAW EXISTS TO THE POINT THAT IF BULGER WERE TO DIE BEFORE THE FIRST CIRCUIT MADE A RULING, HE TECHNICALLY WOULD DIE NOT GUILTY OF THE CHARGES. BULGER'S ATTORNEY HANK BRENNAN SAYS HE IS EARLY IN THE